Melrose 29 Currie 16

This BT Premiership match was played on a beautiful, but bitterly cold afternoon on a pitch which, once again, thanks to Gordon Barkham's efforts, had not suffered the ravages of frost. First blood went to Currie with a Don Raw penalty after three minutes. On the quarter hour David Whiteford broke down the right wing, the ball then being spun across the pitch to be collected by the back row backing up for Jamie Murray to cross for a try in the Town Corner. At 25 & 27 minutes Scott Ruthven and Raw swapped penalties. A turnover, at 29 minutes, saw a break out by the Melrose back row with the ball crossing the pitch for James King to score a try in the Policeman's Corner, converted by Ruthven. Just before the break Ross Weston completed a rolling maul with a try.
Half time - Melrose 15 Currie 11
A hack and chase at 56 minutes resulted in King crossing for a try near the posts, Ruthven converting. The Melrose "bonus point" try came at 69 minutes. A quickly taken tap penalty on halfway started a move completed by Murray scoring a try under the posts, Ruthven again converting. The final score of the day, at 73 minutes, followed some poor tackling to let Douglas Flockhart in for a try in the Town Corner.
Melrose 29 Currie 16